Cymatium femorale
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| Apertural view of the shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Cymatium |
| Species: | C. femorale
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymatium femorale | |
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Cymatium femorale is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.[1] Its shell is commonly known as the angular triton shell and is frequently found in the West Indies.[2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 212 mm.[3]
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Western Atlantic, particularly around the eastern Caribbean Antillean islands, and extends southward to Bahia, Brazil. It is considered a common shell in the West Indies.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Cymatium femorale inhabits shallow to moderately deep marine waters, ranging from a minimum recorded depth of 0.6 m[3] to a maximum recorded depth of 150 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Abbot, Robert Tucker; Morris, Percy (1995). Peterson Field Guide: Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0618164391.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.